Hulaman 1/2 Marathon

This past weekend was the Hulaman 1/2 marathon in Forest Grove, OR. It was a lot of fun for several reasons. I spent a few years in Forest Grove in elementary school and had the chance to show Denise and the boys where I went to grade school, our old house, and some of the local settings.

The race was part of their 1/2 Ironman course and there was also a sprint-tri as well. With us deep into the marathon training I decided to leave the bike and swimsuit alone and focus strictly on the half marathon. My finishing time was 1:47:13 and was good enough for 37th overall and 3rd in the men's 45-49 age group (got a cool crystal wine glass with the hulaman as my prize). The time was a new PR but the last couple of miles were really tough just like at the Lacamas Lake 1/2. Got to figure out a way to push through this. When I am on my 18-20 mile funs I don't get this feeling so need to be able to get through it on race day.

Yesterday I did 7.5 miles along the harbor in San Diego and Tuesday I did 6 miles here in Camas. Last week we were in Peachland, BC (near Kelowna) and I ran 9 and 6 miles while there along the Okanagan Lake. Denise and I also got in a couple of 12.5 mile bike rides. It was very beautiful. Time with her and the boys was great and we spent time with her brother, sister, father and extended family.

Denise is out running 14 miles this morning and I am running 20 miles tomorrow in and around Ocean Park, WA on the Long Beach Peninsula. About 9 weeks to go!